InventoryoftheWoodyfloraofJammu UniversityCampus,Jammu &Kashmir,India
Abstract
In an attempt to reveal the diversity, status and composition of woody plantspecies,surveyswereconductedintheJammuUniversitycampus.Theresultsindicatethatthetotal number of woody plants in the campus include 225 species belonging to 176 genera and76 families. Of which, 211 woody species distributed among 166 genera are represented byAngiosperms while 14 woody species belonging to 10 genera are of Gymnosperms. Theflowering plants have been found to be dominant, indicating their potential to withstand lessrainfall and high temperature in the campus. ThepresentstudyrevealsthatFabaceae,Lamiaceae, Apocynaceae, Malvaceae andApocynaceaeare the dominant familiesin thecampus. Also, the number of exotic woody plant species exceeds over the native woody plantspecies.Alltherecordedspeciesareappendedwiththeirhabit,globalIUCNthreatandnativitystatus. The area forms an important green space in the urban environment of Jammu city inUnion territory of Jammu & Kashmir, India. The urban green spaces having such rich woodyplantdiversityneeds tobeconservedsoastomaintainagoodenvironmentandbiodiversity.
